The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-04-21
THE NEW NORTH STATE.
The Great Diversity of North Caro-
Iina'S Products.
From Hdrper's Weekly.

From Harper's Weakly.
Among the MIST indelible of the
writer's early school-day memories is
one of class of infants to whom the
teacher has just propounded, "What
are the principal products Of North
Carolina ?'' Nobody seemed to know,
and the ''Old North State" was begin
ming to sink in our estimation as hav-
ing no products worthy of being re-
membered, when small boy, with up
raised hand and vigorous swapping Of
fingers shouted: "I know! Pitch, tar.
and turpentine all begins with C.
The levity provoked by this answer
was gently rebuked, and the class
was told that North Carolina produced
more naval stores than any other
part of the world, whereupon they
drew mental pictures of men-of- war
visiting that State for supplies. They
also learned that it was sometimes
irreverently termed the "Tar Heel
State" that it contained Tar River,
and town called Tarborough, and
they whispered together that the "Tar
| Baby" of their story books must have
been d North Carolinian.
With these early teachings strongly
impressed upon his mind, one mem
Der at least of the Harper party en-
tered North Carolina with the expect
alton Of seeing little in the way of in
dustries save turpentine stills and tar
kills Then somebody spoke of the
Durham bull of the tobacco advertise
ments as being native of North Car
DINA, and suggested somewhat en-
larged views Of the resources of Vhe
State. This was about all the Harper
party knew of it as they crossed the
Virginia line and found themselves
within its boundaries, but before they
left it they had such wonderful evi-
dence Of its natural resources that they
were almost inclined to agree with
the enthusiastic ''Tar Heel'' who said
in regard to his native State, "Sht
was the fust place the good Lave
made, gentlemen, an he guv her the
best Of everything he had" Certainly
from the prolific fisheries, sedgy re
sorts Of the canvas-back duck, ano
vast phosphate beds of her coast re
gions, back through the fertile anC
gold-bearing Piedmont section, int
her forest clad mountains OF iron anC
coal, the entire State is one Of tn,
most favored sections of the Cont
nent. Besides the establishments fo
the production of naval stores tina
they expected to see, the visitors foun1
a fourishing cotton industry, distI Id
uting its mills all over the State, ant
l already aggregating 250,000 spindles
They found phosphate mines, gold ant
7 silver mines, and mines of iron, coal
copper, zinc, and other mines, beside
, many quarries in active operation
They found woolen mills, saw mills
4 factories for working the fine nativ
: woods, paper and rice mills, fertilize
!, factories, oil and Touring mills, ca
o and machine shops, agricultural in
plement works, and a variety Of othe
4 mills. factories and works, all busil
/ developing the resources of the State
+ Above all, they discovered Mort
n Carolina to be the home and prime
> pal producer of the bright golden hue
tobacco they had SO greatly. admire
n in the Danville market, and tha
s among her many industries the mani
:. tacture of this highly priced leaf int
y its various commercial forms easil
:, leads all the others in extent and in
: portance.